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Review : Aged and Confused
Based on the DVD recording of the same name, comedian Bill Engvall performs a set filled with the usual folksy observations but this time focused on the dreaded state of middle age and the even more dreaded state of what … Continue reading
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Book Review: Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
Perry’s parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel … Continue reading
Movie Review : Les Miserables
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, ‘Les Miserables’ travels with prisoner-on-parole, 24601, Jean Valjean, as he runs from the ruthless Inspector Javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the June Rebellion. Meanwhile, the life of … Continue reading
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Book Review : Tuesdays at the Castle
Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, … Continue reading
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Book Review : Through To You
Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. He’d give anything to have just one more glimpse of her. But when Cam visits the site of Viv’s deadly car accident, he sees an apparition. Her name is Nina, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.5 stars, abusive, fiction, grief, hit and run, parallel, paranormal, review, romance, young adult
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Adults Reading YA Lit
YA books are gaining widespread readership among more than just teens. More often than not, it is an adult looking for the latest “Ranger’s Apprentice” book or “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. What is YA Lit? Why is it … Continue reading
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Alternatives to Picnik
Picnik was a free photo editing website that allowed users to modify images with stickers, text, and photo altering tools. Single or multiple images arranged in a scrapbook-like format could be altered. Images could be uploaded from your computer, imported … Continue reading
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Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Date : 2008 Rated : PG 92 Minutes This computer animated family film by the DreamWork studio packs a punch! :groan: Po the Panda dreams of being a Kung Fu master, but as the overweight son … Continue reading
Quicksilver
Quicksilver Amanda Quick 978-0399-1573-70 Book #2 in the Looking Glass Trilogy Book #11 in the Arcane Society series Quick is back with another book set in the Arcane Society and the nineteenth century. Another new facet of paranormal senses is … Continue reading
The Practical Cyclist
The Practical Cyclist Chip Haines 978-0-86571-633-9 This short nonfiction book aims to energize and inspire people to become bicyclists. Haines’ main arguments for it include saving money, not polluting the environment, and improving your health. He does not insist that … Continue reading
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